Kyriani

1. Looking back, considering everything, which was your favorite archetype in the game?

Controllers. Why? Because they had a huge grab bag of tricks, generally had enough offense to get the job done (albeit slowly at first), and had the potential to be incredibly powerful at high levels.

2. In possible contrast, when it comes to your favorite character, what kind was it? List AT and the two main sets.

Illusion/Radiation Controller. Why? Because it had a great toolkit. Damage at lvl 1 that got better as you hit certain levels, both strategic and chaotic crowd control, invulnerable pocket tanks, pocket blaster pet, the best invisibility option a non stalker can get, great buffs and debuffs that helped solo and group play and the ability to heal myself and others. It was the perfect combo for me.

3. What AT did you evolve to enjoy over the years that you disliked initially?

Tankers. Why? Between some buffs over the years and inventions I realized tankers could be incredibly sturdy while having a decent kill speed, and there was something fun about jumping into huge swathes of mobs and essentially ignoring their best efforts to kill me. The initial turn offs were toggle drains on endurance, low damage and, after the GDN, the sturdiness was lacking.

I've tried to play CO a number of times... and every time I can't stomach the aesthetics... even with the "comic lines" turned off. The graphics look WORSE than COH imo... and I can't make a character I find appealing to look at. My male characters all have this squarish blocky looking face with very little in the way of customization options. Sure the costumes have quite a few options that coh didnt have but they just don't look good to me. To my eyes the graphics engine for CO seems older and less robust that COH's. Maybe I'm just weird I dunno.

Three times I installed and tried to play. Three times I walked about 10 feet, shot off a few powers, was so disgusted at the look and feel of the game that I uninstalled it.

It's just not for me. If I don't like the way my character looks then I won't enjoy playing the game. COH was the only game that really let you make a comic book looking guy. Not a neanderthal but an honest to goodness heroic looking male, model physique with adjustable parameters. I guess I am just superficial but I like my character being hot.

I think one of the biggest draws coh had for me personally was it allowed me to live out a fantasy of mine. Maybe I'm over over-sharing but, I've always imagined what might happen after I die. Is there an afterlife? Do we get reincarnated? Do we have any say in where we end up and what we end up as?

At the same time I've always been a huge fan of Jean Grey as the Phoenix. It was Classic X-Men 43 the reprinting of the end of the Dark Phoenix saga that had the "after" story of Jean's death as Phoenix, that was my very first comic book as a child. I felt a kinship to this woman. I collected everything to do with Jean and anything Phoenix related. City of Heroes allowed me to have my own personal reincarnation as my character who is basically me as the Phoenix with enough subtlety and uniqueness not to get genericed :P. His name was just Nic (like Cher!), no fancy super hero name.

Here he is:

And here's his bio in game:

I've actually dusted off Skyrim myself with the new DLC's. I still play other games but there's really NOTHING like COH out there. I can't really get into the aesthetic of CO even with the "lines" turned "off" (which doesn't really change much imo). DCUO/Tera controls are just uncomfortable. I'd have to be as nimble with my fingers as a lady who likes ladies to excel at that game and frankly that's just not appealing to me.

I'm holding out hope for Archeage. Yea it'll probably end up being just another grinder, but the views I've seen from it are breath taking and I like some of the concepts they have going on. Unfortunately that game is some time off.

Another hopeful is Elder Scrolls Online. If they can give me Skyrim in MMO form, and by that I mean that level of graphics, physics, questing, I won't be able to stop myself from buying it. Though I hope the controls/UI is more like traditional MMO's. I think the idea of trying to be "different" by making your entire way of interacting with the world so alien from other MMO's is a mistake (*cough*Tera*cough*). I'm not saying you have to be a clone but to get butts in the door there has to be some sense of familiarity and ease of entry.

lol I was tempted to make an ele/elec blaster named Pizzaz as a villain

For posterity I took some screenshots of my modified COH client. While these forums may not last, my pics will endure forever! WARNING this post is long and image heavy!



Using COHSplasher, I modified many signs throughout the game to more real world businesses and things I was interested in. Here you can see some local eateries and a big billboard feature Deborah Cox in the play Aida.



Here are a few familiar business signs



Even Paragon City succumbs to Walmart! And of course a feature spot for one of my favorite shows Once Upon A Time. In the background you can also see an Outback Steakhouse sign replacing the "In Front Steakhouse".



My main character Jem was inspired by the 80's cartoon of the same name and her background is as head of the Starlight Corporation, a rival for Crey that deals in advanced technology development. It's primary focus being holographic and laser technology. Jem is an ill/rad controller after all! This pic shows the billboard I made advertising Jem's company and a billboard spot for yet another of my favorite tv shows MTV's Teen Wolf (I'm a huge 'Sterek' fan!)



Here's a few more shops, I particularly wanted to focus on the Digital Storm sign since they built my last computer 5 years ago and the new one I just got about a month ago! I had to give them some real estate in Paragon. They make awesome computers!



A few more local signs, like Pep Boys, Goldman & Sachs, Royal Wok (I love chinese food!), and the Oasis youth organization.

Next up are my Solo SG Base pics that I've been building for years. The functional rooms are all done but I never finished the residential rooms unfortunately and find it difficult to invest the time in it now that I know the game will be ending



Here's my control room! As you can see it's Jem themed!



Here's the entrance of my library!



And here's an opposite view from said library. You'll note the picture of Castle Brightmoon from the 80's cartoon She-Ra!



Here's my med bay. This was inspired by the big topic of base pics where someone recreated the Pokemon center!



This is my transporter room, fully upgraded with the new 6 beacon porters!



This is my workshop with storage and buffing!



And nearby is the Hangar Bay with more salvage storage and my crude attempt at making a flying vehicle that can be entered by a player. I didn't focus any shots on that cause it's kinda blocky and as I said crude.

And last but not least...



Here's the Truly Outrageous Jacqui Pacheco, daughter Jerrica Benton Pacheco and Rio Pacheco! She fights crime using her mom's old moniker Jem!

I'll carry these memories with me always! Thanks Paragon Studios for giving me the opportunity to live that little dream virtually.

I'd love to know whatever the secret non-coh project was that Paragon Studios was working on

I never stopped playing wow along side coh so I'll keep playing wow. Maybe i'll change my mind in the future but I can't even think about giving NCSoft money for GW2 right now. Champions is not my cup of tea. It just pales in comparison to COH and I'd feel dirty trying to recreate the COH experience there. DCUO is also not my cup of tea.

As for upcoming games that might catch my interest, nothing super hero related at all it seems Archeage looks promising for sandbox fantasy type play, Elder Scrolls Online also has potential if they can give me the same experience (gameplay and graphically, like rivers with currents that actually push my character down stream) as Skyrim in MMO form.

Unfortunately it doesn't seem like there's anything of the caliber and style that COH provided. I can only pray another company buys the rights to it, private servers pop up, or NCSoft gives COH one last hurrah by releasing a stand alone version that can be played solo or via lan like Neverwinter Nights.

yay ty!

One way that a traditional looking scythe might work with titan weapons and staff fighting is to simply add a sharp pointy blade at the top. Do the weapon can do slashing or piercing style attacks and look appropriate while doing so.

Here's a simply example of the concept:

Also if you havent done first ward why not go to Ouro and do the story arcs before you head to Night Ward so you can follow the whole storyline?

You get exemped down a bit but you wont lose any powers and you'll still get good xp. It's win win IMO.

Keep in mind that only Illusion Control's Superior Invisibility and the Hide ability that all Stalkers get, will hide you from Snipers and NOTHING hides you from Rikti Drones, Rularru Observers or Knives or Artemis (though Knives of Vengeance have lost this stealth piercing ability)

One thing I don't get... if the people who think VIP isn't worth it and that they get more out of staying premium and just buying points to unlock what they want... what's the problem with doing just that?

I mean isn't it good that you HAVE that option? That you can pay piecemeal for only that which you find value and not have a consistent monthly fee to worry about?